“Everything that I have done is through the support of other people.”
Erica Wynn ’10 by Thomas Foote
Erica Wynn ’10 comes from a family that values education, but she “wasn’t doing so well” at her Queens public high school. Recognizing she needed more structure, her older sister Jennifer connected her with Dan Tisch ’69 P’02, the President of Suffield Academy’s Board of Trustees. With Mr. Tisch’s guidance, Erica came to Summer Academy, then arrived at Suffield as a repeat sophomore. At Suffield, Erica found a community that urges people to push themselves. Although she had no experience on the stage, Erica quickly threw herself into the performing arts. She earned the role of Juliet in her first performance and appeared in a play every year after that. And while she didn’t consider herself particularly athletic, she played volleyball and joined the dance company. Erica has fond memories of meditation sessions with Patrick Shanahan, an “awesome” dorm parent and counselor, and she appreciates the work of her advisor, Terry Breault. Erica also took Leadership classes and participated in SOLO with Dave Rockwell ’58. “I enjoyed it,” she says, “but didn’t think it was anything to pursue.” To her own surprise, however, it was the SOLO program that had the most significant impact on her future.
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